Choking down due to long arms and bent over posture.

[Spooky]

So, my body is a hodgepodge collection of parts. I have shorter, muscular legs, a larger chest and rib cage and somewhat limited upper body flexibility (endomorph body). My arms however, are quite long for my body (35.5" sleeve length). At 5'10" tall, my wingspan (arms held out at shoulder level) is wider than I am tall (ectomorph arms). My golf posture is more bent over than "standard" so as to give my arms room to clear my chest (think Isao Aoki). That posture, combined with my longer arms, has my hands falling naturally to a place on the grip that's about 2" down from the butt. I know from research, that choking down effectively stiffens the flex of the shaft. With a driver swing speed of 92 mph, I'm in the "Regular flex" range. What I'm wondering is, could I possibly benefit by going with lighter flex shafts to offset the stiffening I'm causing by choking down?...My shot trajectories are mid-high, but I wonder if I would get more kick (and therefore more distance) by going this route? Thanks for the help.

[WUTiger]

Due to your unusual body dimensions, you would really benefit from a full bag fitting.

You have managed a 20 HDCP despite all the stance challenges you currently face. With clubs that fit you properly, I imagine you could regularly shoot in the 80s.

I don't want to be an alarmist, but you may mess up your back over the years with your unnatural stance. Cary Middlecoff, a Memphis dentist who played and won on the pro tour in the 1950s and 1960s, was the opposite of you. He was very tall, but had to play with average size clubs in the pre-custom era. His doctor said he could have played well into the 1970s if he hadn't strained his back so much with clubs that didn't fit.

Good luck to you, and let us know how things work out.

Edited April 24, 2017 by WUTiger
Reword para. 2 for clarity.

[Buckeyebowman]

You can do this yourself! You need a simple "wrist to floor" measurement. This is from the first big crease in your wrist joint to the floor. Just hold a yardstick in one hand, stand erect with your shoulders relaxed gripping a yardstick in one hand. Allow it to slip through your fingers until it touches the floor. Pick it up and see what your measurement is. Or have a friend help you do it. As your wrist gets closer to the floor, the shorter club you need.

Wishon talks about this in his book, about fitting George Gervin (NBA player) for clubs. The guy was 6'10" or 6'11" but his hands were down around his knees! He actually needed shorter than normal clubs!